Stuck for ideas for Christmas, then consider an annual pass, membership or regional card  that keeps on giving all year long.  These passes & cards can offer substantial savings on entry with many offering additional benefits such as free parking or discounts on secondary spending.

Family mini breaks away on a budget

Stay, Play, Explore Family Short Break

Here’s a way to treat the whole family with a voucher for a short break away in Leicestershire with a Stay, Play, Explore Family Fun package deal.  For £109 a family of four can take advantage of an overnight stay in a 3 or 4 star hotel, (breakfast included), plus entry to any 3 of the following 5 visitor attractions;

• Twycross Zoo
• Conkers
• National Space Centre
• Snibston
• Bosworth Battlefield

The hotels offer a range of leisure facilities too including swimming pools, health clubs & even a junior chef school!  All in for £109…bargain!  More details available at Stay, Play, Explore Gift Vouchers.

National Trust membership deals

National Trust Membership for Christmas

National Trust membership offers free entry plus free parking to over 300 settings. You can secure a discount on the  first year’s National Trust membership if you buy online and pay by direct debit. This deal will in effect give you 3 months National Trust Memership for Free.  For double deals, head over to Quidco that will give you the 3 months free membership plus 30% cash back on your membership too.  More details available at National Trust Cash Back Offer.

Merlin Pass for Christmas

With attractions ranging from Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Legoland & London Eye, there’s plenty of choice with this pass.  Whilst the standard Merlin Pass no longer includes free parking & there are some restrictions on use, this can still offer value for money. If you are looking for a deal, you can pick up a Merlin Pass for just £42.50 in Tesco clubcard vouchers.

Merlin Pass Half Price Deal

Alternatively, Merlin Passes are going to be  available at half price from Boxing Day.  More details available at Merlin Pass Half Price Sale

English Heritage Annual Pass for Christmas

This pass offer fantastic value for money as each adult annual pass membership gives you free entry for up to six  accompanying children (under 19) within your family group!

Membership is priced at £46 an adult or joint adult for £80 & for a double deal, pay by direct debit to receive 15 months membership for the price of 12 months. Alternatively pay using tesco clubcard vouchers for this and receive £30 off an English Heritage Annual Pass for every £10 in clubcard vouchers.

Christmas deals for all the family

Nickelodeon Pass from Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is now offering a Nickelodeon Pass that could be of interest to young families. This season pass offers unlimited use of the 12 new Nickelodeon rides specifically designed for younger children and is currently available at a reduced price of £75 per person until 24 December 2011, (standard price £99).  More details available at Nickelodeon Pass from Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Forestry Commission; Discovery Pass

A Discovery Pass gives you free parking to the forest of your choice for a full year plus local deals often linked to food & drink or cycle hire reductions.  However it’s the national Go Ape 20% discount that may also prove invaluable, (Monday – Friday, term time only) for avid tree climbers!  Passes range from just £20-£40 with more details available at Discovery Pass Offers.

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Liz

For more cheap tickets for Go Ape, go to Go Ape Deals 2011.

Here’s a chance to bag yourself a half price deal on a Go Ape ticket if you are free on Sunday 11 September 2011.  This Go Ape promotion is running in conjunction with the Forestry Commission’s Discovery Day on 11 September offering a host of free & discounted activities.

To secure your half price Go Ape tickets, simply use the promotional code FCGA99.  This half price discount is only available at Go Ape courses located within Forestry Commission Sites as list below;

• Go Ape Alice Holt, Surry
• Go Ape Bedgebury, Kent
• Go Ape Cannock Chase, Staffordshire
• Go Ape Dalby Forest, Yorkshire
• Go Ape Delamere, Cheshire
• Go Ape Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
• Go Ape Grizedale Forest Pk, Cumbria
• Go Ape Haldon Forest, Devon
• Go Ape Moors Valley Country Pk, Dorset/Hampshire
• Go Ape Sherwood Pines, Nottinghamshire
• Go Ape Thetford Forest, Suffolk
• Go Ape Wendover Woods, Buckinghamshire
• Go Ape Whinlatter Forest Pk, Cumbria
• Go Ape Wyre, Worcestershire.

For more Go Ape deals, check out Go Ape; Promotional Deals & Discounts or Aerial Extreme; Deals & Discounts.

Liz

For more information, go to What To Do With The Kids On A Budget Over May Half Term.

To tie in with National Family Week, these top visitor attractions are offering deals and discounts to reduce the cost of a family day out;

• Half Price Children’s Tickets for Go Ape
• 2 for 1 Voucher for Whipsnade Zoo
• 2 for 1 Voucher for Ripley’s Believe It or Not
• Free child’s ticket to the Imperial War Museum in London

For more details on all of these deals, go to Deals for the National Family Week.

Looking for more ideas, check out our Deals & Ideas for May Half Term.

Liz

Go Ape appear to branching out, (sorry, had too), into food with the opening of a refurbished cafe at the Wyre Forest setting.  Having recently taken over the management of this Forest Cafe, it may only be a matter of time before each Go Ape course has you served by a gorilla!

Go Ape Deals & Discount Codes

Looking for a Go Ape discount code or voucher, check out Go Ape Deals & Codes 2011.

Alternatively, check out our list of Aerial Extreme Deals & Discounts 2011.

Liz

Go Ape are offering half price tickets for children, (aged between 10 & 15 years).  Simply book online using the discount code NFW011 for trips between 30 May – 5 June 2011 for half price children’s tickets, (excluding Woburn).

For more Go Ape Deals, go to Discount Codes for Go Ape 2011

For more ideas for Half Term, go to What to Do with the Kids on a Budget over Half Term.

Liz

There are plenty of deals for Alton Towers from 2 for 1 Vouchers, Tesco Clubcard Deals to Combined Theme Park Entry.  For more details, go to Alton Towers 2 for 1 Vouchers 2011.

Air Teddies at Alton Towers

Drayton Manor Deals

From FREE ENTRY to 2 for 1 Vouchers, there’s offers galore available for Drayton Manor Theme Park.  More details available at Drayton Manor 2 for 1 Vouchers 2011.

Thorpe Park 2 for 1 Vouchers

Whatever you do, don’t go to Thorpe Park without a deal!  From 2 for 1 vouchers to group discounts, there are plenty of deals around.  More information available at Thorpe Park Deals & 2 for 1 Vouchers 2011.

Thorpe Park deals

Discounted Tickets for Aerial Extreme

There are chances to win FREE TICKETS as well as half price tickets for each rope assault course during April 2011.  More details available at Deals for Aerial Extreme.

Free Annual Upgrades for Top Visitor Attractions

Check out list of top visitor attractions around the UK that offer a free annual pass when you purchase a day’s admission!  This is a great way to save yourself money throughout the year!  From Eureka to Blenheim Palace, there’s something for everyone!  More details at Free Annual Upgrades for Top Visitor Attractions.

Free Horse Racing during April 2011

Fancy a day at the races for free in April 2011? Check out this offer that offers free entrance to 25 of the top racecourses around the country !  Whilst availability is now limited to specific courses, there still seems to be tickets available if you can be flexible with your dates.  More details available at Free Horse Racing in April 2011.

Go Ape Deals & Discounts

Looking for a promotional code for Go Ape, check out the deals we’ve managed to track down.  More details available at Go Ape Deals & Promotional Codes.

Go Ape Regional Discounts

Often Go Ape link in with regional agencies to offer discounts on specific Go Ape courses.  These can be more difficult to track down, but topdogdays has compiled a list of Go Ape regional deals.  More details can be found at Go Ape Discounts; Regional Deals.

Nationwide Go Ape Deals & Discounts

Go Ape will often announce nationwide Go Ape deals through their newsletter, typically 20% dsicount for set periods of time.

On occasion, Go Ape may run a newspaper deal that they may promote either through their twitter or facebook pages.  The easiest way to keep up to date is to subscribe to topdogdays and let us do the hard work!

Go Ape Discount; Camping & Caravanning Club

Members of the Camping & Caravanning Club can access a 20% discount at Go Ape Courses.  More details available at Go Ape discounts; camping & caravanning club.

Go Ape Discount; NHS workers

If you work for the NHS, you can can access a Go Aoe discount too.  More details from Go Ape discounts;NHS employees.

Go Ape Discounts; YHA members

Members of the Youth Hostel Association can access a 10% discount at Go Ape courses.  More details from Go Ape discounts;YHA.

Go Ape Discounts; Forestry Annual Pass

Purchase an Anual Discovery Pass from the Forestry Commission with benefits that include 20% off Go Ape courses nationwide, (excluding Woburn & Bank Holidays) during Monday to Friday, term time only.  More information available at Go Ape discounts; Annual Discovery Pass.

Go Ape Discounts; students, groups & charity members

Students, school kids, groups & charity members can also secure a 20% discount at Go Ape course.  More details from Group Go Ape discounts.

Let us know if you find any more Go Ape discounts and we’ll pass them on.

This 15% Go Ape discount is valid between 1st February &  28th April 2011, excluding Saturdays and Bank Holidays and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.  Promotional code GADAVE.  More information available at Go Ape discount code.

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Liz